Nigerian crypto exchange Patricia suffered a security breach compromising Bitcoin and Naira assets, resulting in $2M in losses. Although the breach occurred in January 2022, it was only disclosed in May 2023. Patricia committed to a 2-5 year repayment plan for affected users starting December 2024.

Nigerian gift card and cryptocurrency trading platform Patricia revealed on May 26 that hackers compromised its retail trading app, resulting in an undisclosed amount of BTC and naira assets being compromised, News.bitcoin reported. Other cryptocurrency balances were not affected and assets belonging to their customers and merchants remained safe. Patricia said it had stopped processing withdrawals and was "undergoing internal restructuring".